牛津上海版 八年级第一学期 8A话题阅读11人与自然.docx
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话题阅读11人与自然
A. Choose the best answer (根据以下内容,选择最恰当的答案)
All of us know trees are useful to man in three very important ways: they give us wood and other products, they give us shade, and the most important of all, they help to prevent droughts and floods.
In many parts of the world, however, people have not realized the importance of trees to us.
Two thousand years ago, a rich and powerful country cut down its trees to build its warships, with which it gained itself an empire (帝国). It gained the empire, but without its trees, its soil became hard and poor. When the empire fell into pieces, the home country found itself faced by floods and hunger.
Even when a government realizes the importance of forests, it is difficult for it to make villagers see this. The villagers want wood to cook thei